Colorado political activist Erin Lee found her own statements used against her after publicly criticizing a local journalist for his coverage of her work.

Lee, founder of Protect Kids Colorado — an organization that has spearheaded state ballot initiatives to restrict transgender student participation in school sports and limit access to gender-affirming medical care, according to Colorado Newsline — took to X on Friday to accuse veteran news anchor Kyle Clark of unfair reporting. The exchange is part of a broader wave of state-level ballot measures and legislative efforts across the country aimed at restricting transgender youth access to sports and medical care, making the role of local journalism in scrutinizing such campaigns a recurring flashpoint.

In her post on X, Lee claimed that Clark "has put out stories that I am a cult leader who covers children in blood." She alleged he provided "zero evidence or chance for comment," and added: "So I choose not to live in fear of him. I'm not even a republican. But I do welcome anyone & everyone to support our non-partisan, common sense initiatives...I can handle taking criticism from all sides for choosing to build a broad, non-exclusive coalition for the greater good of protecting kids."

Clark responded directly on X, stating: "I've never said you're a 'cult leader who covers children in blood.' I've accurately quoted you as saying your ballot initiatives about trans kids are a 'spiritual battle' for children to 'cover them in the blood of Jesus.'"

To support his rebuttal, Clark posted a video clip of Lee in which she states: "If we all arm our children with truth and cover them in the blood of Jesus...I truly believe we will win this spiritual battle."

Clark then addressed the "cult leader" claim, writing: "Not sure where the 'cult leader' claim is from," and posted video of the segment Lee was referencing.

"I have accurately reported that your organization, Protect Kids Colorado, was founded 'under the guidance' of self-proclaimed Christian nationalist prophet Lance Wallnau," Clark wrote. Wallnau is a prominent televangelist and political commentator associated with the New Apostolic Reformation movement and known for advancing Christian nationalist political organizing; he gained broader national attention for his role in the 2017 "Jericho March" ahead of the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

That segment featured footage of Lee appearing on The Lance Wallnau Show, where she declared: "Gender-ideology is our state-mandated religion," in reference to Colorado's passage of what she characterized as "insane radical constitutional law."